GROUP MEMBERS: Angela, Sam, and Edwin All around the world, people contract Tuberculosis. About 60 years back, if someone was infected with Tuberculosis, they were pretty much destined for death. Nowadays, after many medical improvements, people can recover from this disease by taking antibiotics. However, many developing countries still lack the necessary facilities needed to cure Tuberculosis. Our group wants to focus on Rural China. The Chinese Government usually does a good job of providing free medical treatment for TB in China. Therefore, in the Chinese cities, there are very few outbreaks of Tuberculosis. However, in rural areas, the inhabitants often lack facilities needed to cure tuberculosis and key knowledge about tuberculosis. As symptoms include coughing, TB may be mistaken for a simple cold and if the victim fails to receive treatment, it may result in severe illness or even death. We wish to help educate people about TB, what treatment is available, how to distinguish it, and how to prevent drug-resistant strains. There's plenty of hope that we can help rural china out of their predicament if we all work together.
China's Association for Tuberculosis (CAT)
GROUP MEMBERS: Angela, Sam, and EdwinAll around the world, people contract Tuberculosis. About 60 years back, if someone was infected with Tuberculosis, they were pretty much destined for death. Nowadays, after many medical improvements, people can recover from this disease by taking antibiotics. However, many developing countries still lack the necessary facilities needed to cure Tuberculosis. Our group wants to focus on Rural China. The Chinese Government usually does a good job of providing free medical treatment for TB in China. Therefore, in the Chinese cities, there are very few outbreaks of Tuberculosis. However, in rural areas, the inhabitants often lack facilities needed to cure tuberculosis and key knowledge about tuberculosis. As symptoms include coughing, TB may be mistaken for a simple cold and if the victim fails to receive treatment, it may result in severe illness or even death. We wish to help educate people about TB, what treatment is available, how to distinguish it, and how to prevent drug-resistant strains. There's plenty of hope that we can help rural china out of their predicament if we all work together.
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